Alexey was born in Transnistria (unrecognized country between Moldova and Ukraine under influence of Russia) and completed his undergrad at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University).

Alexey is currently Investment Officer at VTB Capital Private Equity and Special Situations (top-3 PE fund in Russia) and former investment banker at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs. In 2016 Alexey moved to Doha to work at QInvest, subsidiary of Qatar Investment Authority (top-10 sovereign wealth fund globally) and one of the largest investment funds in Qatar and Middle East with over US$ 2bn in AuM. He is currently a Board Member of several portfolio companies.

Since 2017 Alexey has additionally focused on personal Growth and VC investments. He led pre-Series B investment round in SberMarket (ex-Instamart), top-3 e-grocery and consumer goods delivery companies in Russia, and part of a JV between Sberbank (SBER:RM) and Mail.Ru Group (MAIL:LI), by leveraging Qatari investors (was a Board Member of the company). He has also invested in Dodo Brands, an international foodservice group developing a portfolio of digital-first QSR brands: Dodo Pizza (the #1 pizza chain in Russia and Kazakstan), DrinkIt and Doner 42. Additionally, Alexey provides strategic and financial advice to Droice Labs, NY-based AI-heathcare company that brings the power of machine learning and predictive analytics into hospital environment.

In 2019 Alexey experienced unexpected health issue (anaplastic oligodendroglioma, grade III brain tumor), which was successfully resolved. This experience inspired him to focus on investments in AI-healthcare startups (including the ones targeted at cancer treatment).